Diageo/Hotline: Who You Callin' Stupid?
In today's Diageo/Hotline tracking poll, Barack Obama and Joe Biden have increased their lead over John McCain and Sarah Palin by 1%. The Dem ticket is once again ahead 46-42%, up from 45-42% one day ago; Obama/Biden had led 46-42% on 9/15.
Obama/Biden maintained their advantage among Inds (still 8%) and men (still 1%). The Dems now lead among women by 6% (vs. 5% on 9/16) and Dems by 77% (vs. 76% on 9/16). McCain/Palin now lead GOPers by 80%, down slightly from their 82% margin in the previous survey.
Today's release saw a rise in the number of people who say the economy is the important issue facing the U.S. With recent developments on Wall Street, 44% of RVs now feel the economy is the top issue, including 41% of Inds. Just one day ago, 40% of RVs and 35% of Inds said the same.
The economy has ranked as the top issue since the inaugural Diageo/Hotline tracker, but has never been named by more than 41% of respondents. As recently as 9/13, only 36% named the economy as the top issue.
Meanwhile, 44% still say they believe Obama would do the best job handling the economy, and 39% name McCain -- identical figures to yesterday's release.
Today's survey, conducted 9/15-17 by FD, surveyed 912 RVs and has a margin of error of +/- 3.2%. Party ID breakdown for the sample is 41%D, 36%R, 19%I.
More information can be found at Diageo/Hotline and, for subscribers, in today's Hotline.
(MATTHEW GOTTLIEB)
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